Re: XP Laptops?

You can still buy XP OEM from many vendors (Newegg included, I think), and Dell and Gateway still offer laptops with XP "out of the box".

Regarding your characterization of Vista "buggy, little to no legacy device drivers, inconsistent application support, etc.". I think that's a bit extreme. There certainly are reasons to want XP, and there certainly is hardware and software that doesn't work with Vista, but the situation is not nearly so dire, and Vista is not anything as deeply flawed, as your post presents.


jim wrote:
Does anyoone know where I can buy new laptops with XP Pro?

It seems that this fking Vista infestation has all but wiped out laptops on sites like Toshiba and even Newegg.

Vista simply is not tolerated in most businesses at this time. I don't know how the hell companies like Toshiba and Sony can not know that.

We do not recommend Vista, install Vista or support Vista without a signed agreement that states that the customer understands the current limitations of the system (buggy, little to no legacy device drivers, inconsistent application support, etc.).

I just want to buy some XP Pro laptops for business use.



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